A study found that absenteeism from work had a negative linear correlation with job satisfaction. This means that:
A)the higher the level of job satisfaction, the higher the level of absenteeism
B)the lower the level of job satisfaction, the higher the level of absenteeism
C)the lower the level of job satisfaction, the lower the level of absenteeism
D)level of job satisfaction is unrelated to absenteeism

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A negative linear correlation means that as one variable (job satisfaction) decreases, the other variable (absenteeism) increases. Therefore, as job satisfaction decreases, absenteeism increases, as stated in option B.

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